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Yes. His first use of the telephone was a booty call, in which his assistants heard him say "Hello! Are you there?" They assumed this was the official way to greet someone on the new device. And yes, he did get some booty that night.
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What was Alexander the great's occupation?
he was a ruler of Greece for 13 years.
How do you say hello beautiful in Cajun?
Hello beautiful.
What is hello in Egypt?
Hello : marhaba written : مرحبا
How do you say hello in Scots?
Aye aye You just say Hello.
What is the origin of hello?
1883, alt. of hallo (1840), itself an alt. of holla, hollo, a shout to attract attention, first recorded 1588. Perhaps from holla! "stop, cease." Popularity as a greeting coincides with use of the telephone, where it won out over Alexander Graham Bell's suggestion, ahoy. Central telephone exchange operators were known as hello-girls (1889). "Hello, formerly an Americanism, is now nearly as common as hullo in Britain (Say who you are; do not just say 'hello' is the warning given in our telephone directories) and the Englishman cannot be expected to give up the right to say hello if he likes it better than his native hullo. [H.W. Fowler, "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage," 1926] http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hello It is true that Bell advocated the use of "ahoy" as a telephonic greeting (an idea which has considerable charm), but Edison didn't invent "hello" by a long shot. As a matter of fact, "hello" antedates the telephone by several centuries. Folks in Chaucer's time greeted each other with "hallow," which may have come from the Old French "hola," meaning essentially "stop!" or "whoa!" By the time the telephone came along, Americans were saying "hullo" to each other every day, so it was a short jump to "hello." I had a friend years ago who persisted in answering his telephone by saying "telephone," a daring innovation which made perfect sense to me but which I, sadly, lacked the courage to help popularize. In any case, "hello" as a telephone greeting now seems to be nearly worldwide. A few years ago I dialed a long-distance call to what I thought was Connecticut, but the man who answered the phone spoke no English beyond "hello." This is not terribly unusual these days, but when I received my phone bill, I found that I had inadvertently discovered yet another place where they answer the telephone with "hello" -- Cairo, Egypt. http://www.word-detective.com/back-l2.html#hello Alexander Graham Bell encouraged the use of 'ahoy, ahoy' when answering his "electrical speech machine." Although Bell was not a sailor, 'ahoy' is thought to have nautical roots, perhaps giving us the popular 'hi." Ahoy, ahoy' was used by operators at the world's first telephone exchange set up in Connecticut in 1878. By 1889 however, telephone operators had become known as 'hello-girls. 'Hello or hullo is commonly used today. Legend suggests that Thomas Edison first used 'hello' on the telephone but hello's etymology predates the telephone. There are innumerable theories about where the word 'hello' comes from. One suggestion is that it is an adaptation of the old French, 'hola', meaning stop or cease. Another is that its origin is 'halloo', a once common call to a passing ferry boat operator. It may even have a biblical source, as a contraction of 'whole be thou' or 'Hail! Thou." By the 1880's hello was ubiquitous in everyday speech. http://earliestlark.com/2007/09/06/ahoy-ahoy/
Is Margaret hello grahambell's girlfriend?
In our daily life we are causally using the word "hello" while answering the phone calls.Actually the word "hello" came into existence by Alexander graham bell, the inventor of telephone. Hello is the name of Alexander graham bell's girlfriend called Margaret Hello.We might have forgot Alexander graham bell but not his girlfriend.This is Absolutely TRUE LOVEI believe the answer above is not true. Bell's girlfriend on 1873 is Mabel Hubbard which he marries on 1877. The telephone was patented in 1876. BTW Mabel Hubbard is deaf. His father-in-law is one of the two financial backers for his invention.
Is hello grahambell's girlfriend?
yes . when we pick the phone we say hello because hello is the girlfriend of Graham bell . in this way we remember his girlfriend.
What is the name of Jiro Wang's past girlfriend?
hello i asking for jiro wang is what name of girlfriend hello i asking for jiro wang is what name of girlfriend
What was Alexander Bella's wife?
hello
What did Alexander bell say into the telephone?
hello
What is Alexander grahambell lover name?
Hello
What was Alexander Graham Bell's sister's name?
hello
How do you say hello girlfriend in spanish?
hola novia
What to do when you pass your girlfriend in the hall?
say hello or i love you
Who was the first person to say hello?
Alexander graham bell
What is the English phrase 'Hello girlfriend' in Italian?
Ciao, amica is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "Hello, girlfriend."Specifically, the greeting ciao means "hello, hi." The feminine noun amica means "friend who is a girl, girlfriend." The pronunciation is tchow* ah-MEE-kah."*The sound is similar to that in the English adverb "how."
What famous first words wear spoken by Alexander Graham Bell?
hello
